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What Causes Severe Night Sweats And Hair Loss While Treating Insomnia?
Question: I just tried to send a response and it "vaporized" before I could push "Send". I was adding the issue of insomnia to the predicament. I used to take Zolpidem sometimes and mirtrazapine (every night for 14 years) ;but was pulled off both of them in October 2014. My severe night sweats have been going on for unknown reasons for the last 2 years and excessive hair shedding since February. Thanks very much for your time and expertise!! XXXXXXX
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Detailed Answer:
This is in addition to my answer to your previous question.
Night sweats and hair loss are generally medical problems rather than psychiatric ones. You might want to consult a primary care doctor to examine you and run some labs, such as thyroid testing. To help with insomnia, you can also use Atarax, the medication I suggested for anxiety in your previous thread. You can also consider trazodone, which is an excellent medicine to help with sleep.
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Detailed Answer:
This is in addition to my answer to your previous question.
Night sweats and hair loss are generally medical problems rather than psychiatric ones. You might want to consult a primary care doctor to examine you and run some labs, such as thyroid testing. To help with insomnia, you can also use Atarax, the medication I suggested for anxiety in your previous thread. You can also consider trazodone, which is an excellent medicine to help with sleep.
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